As Waters Recede, the Costs Rise

New Orleans colleges face uncertain future as they tally storm damage

The water is quickly retreating here, revealing more clues about the extent of the damage done to college campuses by Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent flooding.

Some have become ghost towns, quiet except for the occasional animal scurrying through the debris. At others, the long and expensive reconstruction has already begun.

Throughout New Orleans, people were more optimistic last week as the

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